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AN EGYPTIAN GILT BRONZE BUST OF A PHARAOH AS OSIRIS

THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXII, 1070-712 B.C.

AN EGYPTIAN GILT BRONZE BUST OF A PHARAOH AS OSIRIS
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXII, 1070-712 B.C.
Hollow cast with the arms folded across the upper torso, the fisted hands holding now-fragmentary attributes, the eyes, brows and false beard chin-strap originally inlaid, perforations along the forehead and chin for the now-missing uraeus and false beard, preserving traces of gilding on the face
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high